BE PART OF THE CONNECTION

As a Principal Engineer I o­­n this team you will be responsible for engineering activities that maintain and enhance the company's telecommunications and signal processing hardware, software and electrical systems. Works with technical operations staff on system design and configuration. Works with design teams and advises team leaders.

WHAT OUR PRINCIPAL ENGINEERS ENJOY MOST

• Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
• Designs, implements, monitors, enhances and troubleshoots systems in assigned areas.
• Analyzes and revises existing system logic difficulties and documentation as necessary.
• Tests and reviews system designs.
• Provides Engineering Technical support and guidance to regional personnel and ensure all technical integration, changes, standards and documentation are met.
• Mentors and guides the work of technical staff.
• Reviews work plans and designs and advises on improvements.
• Adheres to industry specific local, state, and federal regulations, as applicable.
• Knows, understands and follows company policy.
• Performs other duties as requested by manager.
• Execute manual and/or automated test plans and test cases to validate functionality on network access systems.
• Coordinate and assist with lab support and administration both technically and logistically.
• Setup connectivity, configure, and execute tests cases within a testing lab environment.
• Produce written documentation for test plans and system configurations.
• Troubleshoot RF related issues during regression testing. Identify bugs and defects testing new hardware and firmware.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO SPECTRUM

Required Qualifications

• Experience:
  • Engineering work experience – 5+ years
  • Project management work experience – 5+ years
• Education: Masters or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field or related work experience
• Technical skills:
  • Basic knowledge of related industry specifications and standards IEEE, ANSI, Fiber (Multimode, Single mode, UTP, etc.), Bridging, Switching, Routing, Ethernet and Transport technologies and protocols
  • Basic knowledge in network design, network architecture, protocols and network topology
  • Basic knowledge in TCP/IP and the OSI Model
  • Basic knowledge in using ticketing and software tools to support the current operations.
  • Basic knowledge of network devices and basic network appliances Basic knowledge of network designing software, such as Visio
• Skills:
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well with all levels of business users in a professional manner.
  • Extensive experience with collaborating and building team consensus when interacting with both the leadership and the implementation teams.
• Abilities:
  • Ability to read, write and speak the English language
  • Ability to use personal computer and software applications
  • Ability to perform duties in a very fast pace environment and ability to learn new technology quickly
• Travel Ability: Office environment
• Schedule:
  • Full time
  • This position is eligible to work in a hybrid work model (combination of in-office and remote days

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong CMTS experience
• Strong DOCSIS experience
• Routing and Switching experience
• Lab Regression Testing experience
• Technical Documentation experience
• Distributed Access Architecture (DAA) experience
• Knowledge of company products and services
• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
• Industry and vendor specific certifications and training preferred (Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel-Lucent, etc.)
  

Preferred Education

• DOCSIS Engineering Professional (DEP)
• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
• Industry and vendor specific certifications and training preferred (Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel-Lucent, etc.)